33 And with many such parables spake he the word unto them, as they were able to hear it.

34 But without a parable spake he not unto them: and when they were alone, he expounded all things to his disciples.

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33 With many such parables [Jesus] spoke the Word to them, as they were able to hear and [a]to comprehend and understand.

34 He did not tell them anything without a parable; but privately to His disciples ([b]those who were peculiarly His own) He explained everything [fully].

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Footnotes

  1. Mark 4:33 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  2. Mark 4:34 Kenneth Wuest, Word Studies.

33 He used many such illustrations to teach the people as much as they were ready to understand.[a] 34 In fact, he taught only by illustrations in his public teaching, but afterwards, when he was alone with his disciples, he would explain his meaning to them.

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  1. Mark 4:33 as much as they were ready to understand, literally, “as they were able to hear.”

33 With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand.(A) 34 He did not say anything to them without using a parable.(B) But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything.

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